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Council discusses stalled enforcement against long-running hoarding case; borough says court process limits action
Summary
Council members and the borough attorney described ongoing daily summonses, hundreds of citations and appeals in a long-running case involving a property owner (referred to as Spolda/"Spoilder"); officials said they cannot enter the property without court authorization and are exploring moving venue to superior court.
Council members raised renewed concern about a property whose owner has accumulated refuse and stored materials on his front lawn and driveway for years; officials said enforcement efforts have produced many summonses but that legal protections and appeals have limited immediate cleanup.
Borough Attorney Michael Pasquale told the council the matter is being prosecuted in Prospect Park Municipal Court and that the borough has issued more than 200 summonses to the property owner.…
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